Re: YDL 1.2 and SCSI


Subject: Re: YDL 1.2 and SCSI
From: Stew Benedict (stewb@centurytel.net)
Date: Sat Mar 31 2001 - 12:06:21 MST


You need a kernel or module for the NCR driver, instead of the Symbios
one. Do you still get the looping behavior? I had the same problem with
SuSE and had to use my own kernel.

Stew

On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Anders Svensson wrote:

> I added ncr53c8xx=safe:y to my BootX app, "More Kernal arguments",
> but linux still selects Sym53c875 as my scsi driver???
>
> Any hints??
>
> Anders Svensson
>
> >This is a known issue with the Formac cards. I use the NCR53C875 driver,
> >rather than the Symbios, SYM53C875 you list in your message. If you
> >append the following to you kernel append string:
> >
> >ncr53c8xx=safe:y
> >
> >You will lose some of the advanced features, but it card will work in
> >Linux. I was never able to get the same functionality with the Symbios
> >driver.
> >
> >Stew Benedict
> >
> >On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Anders Svensson wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have installed YDL on B&W g3. I have an PCI-scsi card (formac), and
> >> a scsi harddisk, connected.
> >>
> >> YDL is installed on IDE Disk.
> >>
> >> If I boot with the SCSI disk connected, the system hangs
> >>
> >> it keep writing:
> >>
> >> sym53c875-0: dp1,d15-8,dp0,d7-0,rst,req,ack,bsy,sel,atn,msg,c/d,i/o =
> >> 0x3fe0100, expecting 0x100
> >> sym53c875-0: restart (scsi restart)
> >> sym53c875-0: Downloading SCSI SCIPTS
> >> sym53c875-0-0<0,*>: FAST-20 SCSI 20.0 MB/s (50 ns, offset 15)
> >>
> >>
> >> If I disconnect the drive but leave the pci card everything works fine
> >>
> >> Any suggestions???
> >> --
> >> Simu Soft
> >> Anders Svensson
> >> N¯rrebrogade 140, 4 th
> >> 2200 K¯benhavn N
> >> e-mail : Anders@simusoft.dk
> >> tlf. : +45 3583 8126
> >>
> >>
>
> --
> Simu Soft
> Anders Svensson
> Nørrebrogade 140, 4 th
> 2200 København N
> e-mail : Anders@simusoft.dk
> tlf. : +45 3583 8126
>
>



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